Eddie Redmayne’s role in The Danish Girl could nab him his second consectutive Bafta (Picture: Rex Shutterstock)

Leonardo DiCaprio might look to have the awards season all sewn up – but could his nearest best acting rival Eddie Redmayne spoil the party at the last minute?

Well according to the bookies he just might, after Redmayne’s odds on winning the best actor prize at Sunday night’s Bafta awards dropped dramatically – putting him within striking distance of Leo.

Which means – while Leo is still the hot favourite to take the prize at 1-9, Redmayne’s now the 6-1 second favourite – and his odds could fall still further.

‘There is often quite a bit of Brit bias when it comes to the Baftas so I can only assume it is this that has prompted our punters to spark this last minute gamble on Eddie trumping Leo,’ said William Hill spokesman Joe Crilly.

Leo’s heavily tipped to win gold for The Revenant (Picture: Fox)

If Redmayne – who is nominated for his role in The Danish Girl – does take top honours, it’ll be his second consecutive Bafta after he took the best actor prize in 2015 for The Theory Of Everything.